CPRE Hampshire the countryside charity Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2024 Registered charity number 1164410 /.] The countryslde charlty Mampshl
P. CPRE Hampshire, the countryside charity Our vision Our mission A beautlful and thrlvlng country51de that enrlches all our lives. To promote. enhance and protect thTlvlng countryslde. An Introductlon Our cherity works itr. Support communltles to hwe Iheir sjy on evelopments and changes Sn trlampshlre. rornote the benefft of (ntrySIde to everyone. whervTrr they live. Work wllh local and national 9ovemmenL nd olher organisations to promote plannlng pollcles that make ihe best use ol land. Fiaise awareness of the Mampshlre countryside as ly vital space lor health and wellbelng. Encourage care of our flelds ond hedgerow5 to protect landscape5 and wildlife. Call for homes thal l¢xal people can afford io be built in the right places Kr055 the ntry. Celebrate and yjpport bJslnesses thal glve b8ck to the Mamp5hire countryside. Promote renewable energy that doesny amage the Hampshire cntrySle or wlder environmenL CPRE Hampshlre 8uslness Plan r uusiness von Is reguiarty reviVe¢ tsy Ine Board of Trustees arbj sets ¢)ut the Prlorltles for The key priorllles In our Bu51ness Plan are.. l. Our pijnnlng Work which Is carrled out by our Oistrlct Groups +ynd prnIng Pollcy Group 2. Our Project work whlch is overseen by sm811 team of Core staff and delNer5 furKled projects to protect or enhance the Hornp5hlre Couniryslde. 3. Our markeling and Comms actity to ald delery of our key priorllies. The key clwlenges faclng CPRE Hampshlre contifHJe to be a f811ing membership base 11,000 members pre parKlemlc 850 by Dec 20241. limited financlal resource base and 8 small staff team. We needed to locus on how to make the rwst of thi5 Ilmlted res¢)urce to maxlmlze our impacL Y¢kni•ers rnaklr4J by hBnd Ph• by
Strategic Priority 1 Planning Our plannlng work 15 carrled out ty dlstrl¢t groups and coordlnated ty our Plannlng Pollcy Group IPPGI. PlonnlrKJ work operates on three leWs. l.Worklng wlth Local Plannln9 Authorlties on Hampshlre Plannlro issues e.9. L¢xal Pn rWew5 2.Supportlng Natlonal CPQE e.g. Slraieg1¢ Landuse Fromework 3.Slraleglc Compalgns e.g. vrfaier and rooftop renewaDies campaign In 8ddilion. our loc&1 dlstr6ci groups have kept wdtihlry brief on local plannlng Jppllcations tsnd ssknmltted cwer 50 responses to Indiwdual applicaiions. We continue lo prornote the concept ol Valued Landscapes lo provlde prvleLlluri Ivr tilyli-qu¥lily LviiiiÈry>iUe I11 15 not notlonolty deslgnated and io develop model policies for the use of our volunteers and others vthen comrnentinq upon draft Local Plan& Worklng wllh Local Plannlng AullK)rltles on MJmpshlTe Plannlng Issues Locaiiy we have so¢Jgni to Inlluence Local pion Pollcles to conserve and enhance Ihe Mar)ShITe clntrySIde. Our water focus group continues to work wlth other Interested partner groups 10 monllor and try to reduce levels of F)ollutlon in our preclou5 Marnp5hlre cttalk stream5 m051 n¢t4bty the Qfver Test but olso the Itchen arKJ Looden monitor Southern Wat¥s proposals for the Mampshlre Water Transfer and recyc11ng prolecL Inciudlng respondlng to V4rlous consuiiations on ihts We hove submltted substanlbal responses to.. Mampshlre Waste & Mlnerals Pl8n. B4slngst¢)ke & Deane Re9 18 L¢xal Plan ri&ew East Marnpshlre Fleg 18 L¢xJl Pkn Relew Test Valley Reg 18 Local Plan riethl We are 8150 working on responses for Ihe New Forest National Park and New Forest Dislricl Council Local Plons ar¥J Ihe South Downs Natiorol Park •(
Local Planning, continued ey Planning Activity In 2024 CPRE Mampshlfe has been a consultee on a wmber of govemment led natlonal plannlng consultatlons such for example.. We monltor on a reguE8r basls the Natlonalty Signlflcant Infrastructure Prolecis that affect arnp5hire. again resgondlng to applicotions and constsiiallons releting lo these. Exarnples would be the electric61 Interconneclor proposed to bring eledrlclty wa under the sea cables from FrarKe to ir* U and the proposed Energy Recfftry Plant on the A31 outslde of Ajton. the Natlonal Plannlng Pollcy framework consultsllon on use of brownfteld land permltted development rlghts We slt ory orKI provlde Inpul Into. the Hampshlre Erorrntl Land Managem1 IELMSI Board. Supportlng Naonal CPRE wlth Slrateglc C•mpalgns We work wlttt the CPFIE National Team ere vrfe have dpAoped speclflc expertise that15 useful to them for example on afford8ble Nyjsing and natlonally Imposed houslng tsrgets. We monltor the Harrpshlre County Councll proDosals lor ltrelr Nature Recovery Neiwks and our evlalion expert has continued to regularty 511 on ihe athlsory board lor and monitors pr¢)pos815 lo expand Ihe alrspace at Farnborough Alr Engaging Local Candidates and New Representatives In response lo the General Ekctlon In 2024 CPIIEH prepared an elecllon manllesto was sent io all prospectNe locel carvjloales r>rlnr in thp opngrytl pFpc.tlr)n In and thpn follow up meAtirvJ5 held th 8 number of new Mps and courKllors.
Strategic Priority 2 Projects Key Proiects In 2024 We Identiried fve proffiect arees In our Byslnesg Plan. These vore.. Our proloct work Is c•rrSed out by a small team of dedlcated staff wlth speclallst knowledge In proSect areas. . Mead5 Protected Landsc•pes . Rooftop RenthY•bles . H¢¢9erotNs larnpshlre CouDirWde Awards Magnlflcent Mead¢)ws Prolect In 4Drll 2024 we launche(J o new project to restore chalk Meadows at Bar End In Wlnchester. We worked th locol ecologlsi Rachel Pemnant from Lond Lore consuniro to organlse trjlnlng for local peop lo learn tradltional meadow managemeni techniques. Includlng scythlng. making hty by hand. r8kSng and box balllng hay lo feed the l¢xal allolmenl sheep. Rooftop Penewables We have worked with CPRE Sussex and the universlty of S¢)ulhamplon to develop an online map whlch shows the operatlonal and pendin9 Solar farms across Mamp5hlre. Thls Is accessible vla our rooftop renewable web page. Protected Landscape5 2024 was the 75th annwsary of the NaJc¥ Parks and Acces5 to the COuntryae ACL ampshlre has 38% of its. land designeted as Protected Landscapes. wlln 2 Nationel Parks arKI Inree Neiionai Landscapes wimin lis DcMJnsJarie We marked thls occasion wllh a ialk at r AGM and J special edltion of Mompshire on Protected Lan¢Jscapes. With luTrJlng support from The New Thlngs Fund from ihe Centre for the South. we have been workin9 Wlth researchers from the Energy & aimate Change team et the Unlverslly to demonstrate the potential ol rooft¢)p solar across Mampshire & Sussex In June 2024 we held tsn conference wSth SoulhJmpion University atiended by over 50 delegales. followlng the conference on the 10th Oct we held an online kryunch of our onllne mag I$ pollcy brlef to promte tre r¢)oftop rwwable campaign across Hampshire & 11 Ilooftop • k•y pr¢*¢i IR
The Mampshlre Hedge Project In 2Q24 we were Inio ine secoTrJ year oi Hampshire Hedge project wsth an ambitious t8r9el to create 8 green corriijor of l)edgerow5 between the South Downs •)d Ne*V Forest National Parks. We have secured fundlng from.. CPRE trledgerows Pr¢gecL The L5nbury Trusl The Natlonal Lottery Heritage Fund. the 819 Gfve. Harnpshlre C¢)unty C¢%ncSL The Tree Councll nd Spur9in Trust for the Second year of the orolect. We also received don8tions In kJrKI ni the form ol hedglng pl8nls trees. guarcls and 51aKes from Tne Trees for sown Dowrts. Mempshlre Forest Partnwshlp and Tree Court4. Hampshlre Countryslde Awards 2024 v.th funding support from Mastoe Mouslng, lacre55 ond Terrafirrna we ren a successlul C¢)untryslde Aw4yrds In 2024. Launched in May at the AGM the awards attracted 24 entries ovw 4 cate9¢yles. Our full-tlme project officer, Ellle eanks wh st•rt•d In July 2023. w•s loln•d by Yoitsnde Lomas, who lolned CPRE Harnpshlre for a 6- rnonth hed9erow asslstant role ends Sn March 2025 The winners of each cateoory had a specia promotlonal video made lor their prolecl. These were shown at ¢)ur Awards ceremony In December. A full report lor Year I was prepare¢J ond sent to lunders and we are wdl targei In Year 2 to delfver on targets. A steerlng group wlth partners from the Nallonal Porks. Sp8rsholl College. Tree Council Winchester City Council and Test Valley meet5 reguljrty to support the project. Mampshlre Cholce Award went to the 81acknest Flelds project In the South Downs National ParL Hampshire Hedge key targets 5,000 meters of new hedgerow planted errJ%q 8 sllp 0.5miles of he(Igerow restored. 18 training events held io teoch peop Iradltlonal hedge layiro skllls. ? % %-rmnih hgdgp iaylno tr8lneeghlps funded Community Hedge Fund estabjlshed to support Ioc81 prolects. Engagement with local cdlewa and Scho has resulted In IOOS ol young people belng engaged with the project.
Governance and Staffing In 2024 two new Trustees lolned CPIIE Mampshlre Board. 8en GoodfNryll (frea5urerl and Dad Qlgty. Our OperJtlon5 Manjger. IJIS Toll)oL contlnves to lead the small team lCh are based at Sparsholt College. Our FinJnce Offlcer Is Jo WatL Wtrf) ccn1lre% io Keep our nnances on irack. CPPE i••m •no ¥dufftr$ At lh• Por•¥l 2024. Marketing and Communications Qebecca Sirnpson ¢NJr Comms Officer works for us on a Ireelance basls one clay per weeK we nave also oeen using Ine semces of freelance plannlng consullant lo help th responses lo Local Plon rev•S.. Our Bl -Anriuol Honpshire Vlews ma9azlne contlnues 10 be a key means ol communlcating th our merrt)ershlp. We have now got the capabllity lo produce It lft house and have Introduced a new look to the magazlne. In addlllon. we produce e newsletter Updates our Work io members, In 2024 we have produce(I four hedgerow specials and a CtJJntryslde fjwards edition and Par15h Councll speclal e- I)51etter. Our Medgerow Project Olllcer. ellie Llarts, MS contlnued to on the Hamp5hlre Medge project and was joined in October by Yolande Lomas who hes worked as ihe fdgerow ssislanl rose attached lo the Mampshlre Hedge project tietween Oclober and March. We have had numerous students corr ano volunteer on part tlme. tlme limlleo projects. brlnglng new Sdeas. energy and enthusiasm to the terym. We have a re9ular 'office day on Tuesdays In LNJr offlce on the Sparsholt college campus. We also regulaty post on tsjr FacebooK Twltter and Inslagram account. PU Success hts5 been focussed on the Mampshire Hedge project wtn coverage on 88C South Todty . and the Ccxjntryslde Awards. th coverage In Hampshlre Llfe magazlne. f••ffj •t st1 Uthersty Clhale OMsknith Pwjl I cpAe
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We are CPRE The Countryside Charity Our Address: CPRE Hampshire rjo Sparsholt College Hampshire Westley Lane Sparsholt Winchester klants S0212NF Tel.. 01962 797312 CPflE Is the countryslde charty th81 cam(jnS to promote, enhance antt protecl the countryslde for everyone's benefiL wherw they I,. lodry and for generations to come. Wlth a local CPQE In wery county. we work %lh ¢ommunSties, businesses and government to flnd posltlve and lasllng ways to help Ihe counlryslde thrfve. What we ¢Jo We ccfflnecl people th the countryslde so ihat everyone can benefit from and value It. We promote rurol life to ensure the couniryslde aTrJ lis communlties can thrfvE. We empower ¢omm(tnltles lo Improve and protect Iheir locol environment Through all our work we look ai the role of our counlrysbde in 18ckllng the clirnoie emergency. Includlng seeklng w4ys to Increase resillence and reduce lrnpact. l¢'j Iq Visit our ¥vebslte cprehampshlre.org.uk Em41.. thln*wehabYpshlre.org. Aeglstered chartty NJmb¥.. 1161410
C•mp•l8n to Protert Rural Eland Hamp5hlre Br•nch CIO 2 Stslement of Fln•nd•l for th• Ye•r Ended De¢ernber 31st 2024 Funds Funds 2024 Incomlnl R•sourc•s Membershlp Subscriptions Fund Raising and Events Donations Trusts and Corporate Investment Income Dlstrlct Group5 Total In¢omln6 R•¥oyvt•¥ 35,343 1,055 3,436 9.CKKI 146.524 35.343 1.055 3.436 155.524 30.370 697 3,160 88,686 3,331 3,089 129.133 223 52,665 146,524 223 9.189 Expendltur• Staff Costs Admlnlstr•tlon Costs Other Total Aesources Expended GainsllLosses1 on investment Asset Net Movement ol Funds 49,358 8,125 10.393 76,214 67,875 117.418 1,529 13.681 51,204 I.562 8.125 86,607 195,294 1,529 71,395 11,035 46.905 IZ9,335 11401 142 19,106 Openlng Fund Balance Closln8 Fund Balanc• 95.423 81.742 2,193 21,299 97,618 103,042 97,760 97,618 2024 202J Total 3 InmIni Resources Mernbenhlp Subjerfptigns Olstrict Groups Merchandlse Donations Fundraisln8 Trust5 and Corporate sc Club Glft Aid Branch Appeal Investment Income Total InmIng Resourc•s 3S,343 223 49 3,206 74 35.343 223 49 3.206 711 30,370 3,089 63 1.897 9,(KX> 146,524 932 155.524 932 634 514 750 3.331 129,333 230 3,608 52,665 146.524 230 199.189
Camp•l8n to Protect Rurnl Enlland Hampshlrn Branch CIO Statement of Flnanclal Acilvlile5 for the Year Ended December 31st 2024 Unrestrlrted R¢strlcted Total Funds Funds 2024 4 R•sourcw Exp•nd•d Staff Costs 49,358 51.204 ILKI.562 71.395 Offlce and Venue renl IT Telecomms Broadband Pl4nnln8 3.015 2.106 3,015 2,106 3,719 Hed8efOW Costs Insuran¢e 310 455 1.097 310 455 1.097 970 1,021 2.789 PrlntSn8 Copylng Statlonery Postage Professlonal fees Subxrlptlons 8randln8 Trainin8 Depreclatlon Oth*t costs Totsl R•sOu•S Exp•nd•d 420 420 410 167 3,462 507 41,286 129,335 14 434 8.766 76,214 67.875 127,418 14 434 84.980 195.294 2024 2023 5 stsff Costs Staff Salarles Recruitment I,562 71.395 No employee earned more than £60,0. The number of employees at the end of the year was four (three 20231 No trustee receNed any MnertIOn durlng the year
Campalzn to Protert Rural England Hamp5hlre Branch ao 1 5Utemeni of Flnanclal P051tlon as at December 315t 20Z4 December 31st 2024 December 31st 2023 Note Flxed Assets Tangible Assets Investments 1,590 52.580 54,170 1.778 51.051 52,829 Current Assets AccTued Income & Prepayments Cash at Bank Bulldln8 Society Account 20.234 82,919 21,540 124,694 14,685 58,020 41,000 113.705 Credltors Accrued Expenditure Accounts Payable In¢om• rec•iv•d In Adv•nc•lD•f•rr•d Income 12 io li 1,360 3,788 70.674 1,523 7,526 59.867 Net Current Assets 75,822 44,789 Total Assets Less Current Llabllltles 103,042 97,618 Income Funds Unrestricted Funds Restrirted Funds Total Income Funds 81.742 21,299 103.042 74.700 22,918 97,618
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